Descriptionary

Heart and Circulatory System 227

Arteries 229

Blood 231

Veins 232

Hormones 233

Infants and Babies 235

Lungs and Breathing 235

Muscular System 237

Muscle Diseases and Disorders 240

Nervous System 240

Brain 240

Nerves 243

Nose 245

Organs and Glands 246

Psychology and Psychiatry 247

Sexuality 261

Homosexuality 264

Sexual Deviations 265

Skeletal System 266

Bone Diseases, Disorders, and Breaks 267

Teeth 267

Skin 268

Sleep 270

Sociology and Culture 272

LANGUAGE 277

British Words and Slang 277

Drug Words and Slang 279

Cocaine and Crack 279

Heroin and LSD 280

Marijuana 281

Other Drug Terms 282

Grammatical Terms 284

Mafia/Organized Crime Terms and Slang 286

Prison Slang 287

Urban Street and Rap Slang 289

Voice and Phonetics 292

Word Games 293

Words About Words 293

LAW 302

Contract Law 302

Criminal and Tort Law 302

Probate Law 311

Property and Real Estate Law 312

MAGIC AND THE OCCULT 313

Feng Shui 324

MEDICINE 325

Equipment and Instruments 325

Medical Fields and Specialties 328

Medical Terminology and Tests 329

Medicine Chest 333

Surgical and Medical Procedures and Related Terms 337

MILITARY 342

Air Force and Aircraft 342

Army, Ground Forces, and General Military Terms 349

Electronic Warfare 353

Intelligence, Espionage, Deception, and

Psychological Warfare 354

Military Insignia and Ranks 358

Army, Air Force, and Marines 358

Navy and Coast Guard 358

Missiles, Nuclear Weapons, and Rockets 359

Types of Missiles and Rockets 361

Navy and Marines 363

Submarines 368

World War II Slang 369

Army 369

Australian Soldiers 371

Marines 372

Navy 373

Nurses 374

WACs 375

music 376

Keyboard Instruments 376

Music Directives 376

Directives to Individual Instruments 378

Music Terms 379

Percussion Instruments 385

Stringed Instruments 387

Vocals and Song 389

Wind Instruments 390

occupations 392

Farming 392

Firefighting 394

Funeral Services 395

Police and Detectives 397

Politics and Economics 403

Government Forms, Systems, and Philosophies 411

International Relations 412

Publishing and Journalism 416

Book Publishing 418

Book Sizes 422

Book Terms 422

Footnote Abbreviations 423

Headline Types 423

PERFORMING ARTS AND BROADCASTING 425

Dance 425

Ballet 427

Jazz Dancing 428

Square Dancing 430

Tap Dancing 431

Film 432

Special Effects and Camera Techniques 437

Radio 439

Stage and Theater 441

Television 445

RELIGIONS 453

Ancient Religions 453

Ancient Egyptian Worship 453

Greek and Roman Mythology 453

Monsters and Fabulous Creatures 457

Modern Religions 460

Buddhism 460

Christianity 461

Hinduism 466

Islam 468

Judaism 469

SCIENCE 471

Anthropology and Archaeology 471

Astronomy 476

Chemistry 476

Comets 479

Constellations 480

Constellations of the Northern Hemisphere 480

Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere 480

Constellations of the Zodiac 481

Elements 481

Evolution 481

Moon 483

Particles and Particle Physics 484

Space 488

Sun 493

SPORTS 495

Archery 495

Auto Racing 496

Baseball 498

Basketball 504

Bodybuilding 506

Bowling 508

Boxing 511

Bullfighting 513

Canoeing 513

Curling 514

Diving 515

Fencing 515

Fishing 517

Football 519

Frisbee 525

Golf 525

Gymnastics 529

Hockey 531

Hunting 534

Mountaineering 534

Racquetball 535

Rodeo 537

Scuba and Skin Diving 537

Skateboarding 538

Skating 538

Skiing 539

Skydiving 540

Snowboarding 542

Soccer 543

Squash 546

Surfing 547

Tennis 548

Thoroughbred Racing 551

Track and Field 555

Volleyball 556

Windsurfing 557

Wrestling 559

Yoga 560

TOOLS 562

Apparatus 562

Cutting Tools and Knives 563

Hammers and Nail Pullers 563

Pliers 564

Saws 564

Screwdrivers 565

Weights and Measures 565

Wrenches 566

TRANSPORTATION 567

Automobiles 567

Aviation 574

Aircraft 577

Balloons 577

Blimps 578

Helicopters 578

Airports 578

Carriages and Coaches of the 19TH Century 579

Sailing 580

Crew of a Large 18th- or 19th-Century Sailing Vessel 586

Sailing Terms of the 18th and 19th Centuries 587

Ships and Boats 588

Spaceflight 591

Satellites and Space Probes 591

Space Shuttle 594

Shuttle Acronyms 596

Trains and Railroads 596

weapons 598

Clubs and Hammers 598

Daggers 598

Guns and Bullets 598

Types of Guns 600

Pole Arms 600

Swords 601

Torture and Punishment 602

words AND expressions you should know 604

index 646

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Welcome to the expanded and updated Descriptionary. This fourth edition includes some extremely interesting and useful new categories, such as Anthropology and Archaeology, Brain, Chemistry, Dinosaurs, Evolution, Fishing, Gems, Jewelry, Prison Slang, Rocks and Gems, Sleep, Surfing, and Torture and Punishment, to name a few. It has also greatly broadened its lists of terms related to farming, finance, geology, Internet, meteorology, occult, psychology, and politics, among others.

As in the last edition, the end of the book features the vocabulary builder, Words You Should Know, which contains more than 1,050 words and expressions every articulate person should know.

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